Rowan Grove Integrative Holistic Support

Rowan Grove Integrative Holistic Support My name is Lori M. Vellutini. I offer remote/video sessions, as well as travel sessions where I come to your location.

~ Integrative Holistic Support services to assist you during all stages of your unique Life's Journey ~
End of Life Doula/Shamanic Deathwalker • Shamanic Therapist • Reiki Master/Teacher • Personal Development Coach Welcome to Rowan Grove Integrative Holistic Support, where you will find a variety of services individually tailored to assist you during all stages of your unique Life's Journey. I am a Certified End of Life Doula, Shamanic Therapist, Usui Reiki Master/Teacher, and Personal Development Coach specializing in Trauma Recovery and Grief/Bereavement Support. In addition, I utilize my 10 years of experience as an Emergency/Critical Care Veterinary Technician to provide specialized In-Home Care and Support for Special Needs/Hospice Animals. I work with Individuals, Couples, and Groups, both in-person and remotely. I also utilize my advanced instruction in Animal Reiki/Animal Communication to provide assistance to our beloved nonhuman companions as well. If you have any questions about any of my services or classes, or would like to schedule a free 30 minute phone consultation, you may contact me via text, email, or PM.

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11/21/2025

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"Shame is linked to threat and Nervous System Activation. Neuroscience shows that shame lights up the amygdala, the part...
11/21/2025

"Shame is linked to threat and Nervous System Activation. Neuroscience shows that shame lights up the amygdala, the part of the brain responsible for scanning for danger. When shame is activated, people often shift into:
• Fight: defensiveness, anger
• Flight: withdrawal, shutting down
• Freeze: feeling stuck, blank, dissociated
• Fawn: appeasing, rescuing, over-explaining

This is why shame makes it difficult to think clearly or respond calmly. The body interprets it as danger.

Shame grows strongest when it stays hidden. Research from Brené Brown and others has shown:
• Speaking about shame reduces its intensity
• Naming the feeling reinforces emotional regulation
• Being met with empathy rewires the experience

Shame is processed when it is met with compassion rather than self-punishment.
Research and clinical practice show that shame begins to soften and dissolve when people experience:
• Self-compassion and emotional attunement
• A safe relationship (therapy, supportive connection, coaching)
• Rewriting old beliefs through corrective experiences
• Regulation practices that calm the nervous system
• Internal Family Systems (IFS) work that reconnects exiles and protectors with Self energy

Shame does not leave through willpower or ignoring it. It heals through integration, connection, and new emotional experiences."

- The Feelings Expert

"WHAT IS MEDITATION?Meditation is not about getting yourself into altered states. Altered states do not last. It’s about...
11/21/2025

"WHAT IS MEDITATION?

Meditation is not about getting yourself into altered states. Altered states do not last. It’s about becoming intimate with this state – this present moment, this day, this Now, its textures, tastes, vibrations, contractions and aches.

Meditation is not an out-of-body experience. It’s the opposite. It’s a full experience of the body and its ever-changing sensations, its amorphous clouds of shivers, tickles, undulations and pulsations, throbbings, fizzles, its pain and its pleasure, its opening and closing, its ever-changing form.

Meditation does not always make you feel “good”. In meditation, you feel exactly as you feel, and you learn to love that, or at least to allow it, or at least to tolerate it a little more than you did yesterday. Meditation makes you feel more like… you.

Meditation is not about getting anywhere. It’s about discovering that there is nowhere to get to. That you are already home, and your body is the ground of all grounds. It is about discovering true safety in the feet, in the hands, in the pit of the belly. It is about finding a sanctuary in your chest, a sacred shrine between your eyes, a loving friend in the breath, a mother in the motherless places.

Meditation is not something that you do with your mind. In meditation, the mind relaxes into the heart, seeking relaxes into finding, and even the most intense anxiety finds its home. You cannot make it happen, but you can fall into it.

Meditation is not for experts, or the ones who know. Meditation is for absolute beginners, those who are willing to face their present experience with wide open, curious eyes.

Meditation is a field of love, an ever-present ground of safety, presence and stillness, that you remember, or forget, or remember again.

Meditation never leaves you. It whispers to you in the stillness of the night. And even in the midst of an activated nervous system, a full-on panic attack, suffocating claustrophobia or the urge to get out of your body… meditation is right there, holding you, loving you, gently kissing your forehead, willing you on.

It will not abandon you, and ultimately, you will not abandon it.

And closing your eyes to sleep at night, meditation is there, snuggling right up to you.

Your soft pillow, the rising and falling of your own delicious breath, a light breeze coming in from the window, that billion-year-old sense of Being...

You are safe in your own body, my love. You are safe."

- Jeff Foster

"WHEN CERTAINTY BECOMES A SHIELDA grounded person has a healthy relationship with doubt. They can admit the limits of th...
11/20/2025

"WHEN CERTAINTY BECOMES A SHIELD

A grounded person has a healthy relationship with doubt. They can admit the limits of their own understanding.

A defended person must always be right. They cannot bear uncertainty. They might say “everything is this” or “everything is that,” and close the door on other voices.

A grounded person might say, “Here is what I understand… but there is so much I do not know, and I want to learn...”

People who are rooted and comfortable in themselves do not need to speak in absolutes. Certainty can feel comforting, sure, but it is so often a defence against vulnerability.

Real wisdom leaves room for curiosity, for many shades of grey, for compassion and healthy doubt, for deep listening ...
... and for the brave possibility of being wrong."

- Jeff Foster

"Curiosity can shut down fear by rewiring your brain toward explorationYour brain has two main response modes. One pushe...
11/20/2025

"Curiosity can shut down fear by rewiring your brain toward exploration

Your brain has two main response modes. One pushes you to avoid what feels uncomfortable. The other pushes you to explore what feels unknown. Neuroscientists have found that curiosity activates the second mode, which weakens the circuits that fuel fear.

When you get curious, your brain switches on regions linked to learning and reward. This releases dopamine, which makes new experiences feel less threatening and more interesting. At the same time, the circuits in charge of avoidance become quieter. Your brain cannot stay deeply curious and deeply afraid at the same time. Curiosity gently pulls you forward.

This is why asking a small question can shift your whole state. What can I learn from this. What happens if I try one tiny step. What if this is not danger but discovery. These questions nudge your brain into exploration mode. Over time, that mode becomes stronger and easier to access, even during stressful moments.

You do not need to be fearless to move through life. You only need to be curious enough to take the next step. One question can calm your mind. One moment of interest can break a cycle of avoidance. Your brain is built to learn, and curiosity is the key that helps it grow."

- Mind's Canvas

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11/19/2025

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11/19/2025

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"The strength of the HearthEvery hearth is a world of its own. A circle of firelight holding back the dark, a place wher...
11/19/2025

"The strength of the Hearth

Every hearth is a world of its own. A circle of firelight holding back the dark, a place where memories gather, and the line between past and present grows thin. A hearth does not need stone walls or a roaring blaze. It can be a candle,
a quiet corner, or the steady intention you keep in your chest. Where there is warmth, there is luck. Where there is order, there is frith. Where there is truth, the gods walk close. As we bring this hearth-focused series to a close, carry these words with you. Not a prayer, but an old way of thinking, a way our ancestors would recognize.

For the Hearth You Tend. May your fire stay steady even when the winds rise.
May your hall remain in frith even when the world outside is restless. May your ancestors know your steps and meet you kindly in the quiet hours. May the spirits of place keep watch at your thresholds. May your words be clean, your deeds be strong, and your luck well-kept. Not by favor, but by the life you choose to live.

For the Solitary Practitioner:
If you tend your hearth alone, know this: A single flame can warm an entire hall.
Your practice is not smaller for being private. Your devotion is seen in your work, your steadiness, your choices. Walk well, and the gods will know you by the path you carve.

Keeping Frith in a Multi-Faith Home:
When you share a home with others who walk different paths, strength does not come from conflict. It comes from presence, patience, and clarity. Show your values through action: steadiness, honesty, and respect. A peaceful hall honors every being who dwells within it.

A hearth stays alive because someone tends it. A life stays true because someone chooses it. Every day you rise, you’re shaping your story. Every deed is another stroke of the fire. Carry your flame forward. Not softly but steadily.
The old ways walk with you."

~The Roots of Yggdrasil~

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New Orleans, LA

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Monday 11am - 6pm
Tuesday 11am - 6pm
Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 12am - 4pm

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+15042023414

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